Samarin announced as latest Formula Two driver

Date published : 24 Feb 2010 - 13:00:00

Formula 2 news Samarin announced as latest Formula Two driver24 February 2010Russian racing driver Ivan Samarin will join Formula Two this season it was announced on Wednesday. The 21-year-old will join the F2 series following two championship-winning seasons in Formula 1600 Russia in 2006 and 2007 respectively. In 2008 Samarin finished second in Russian Formula 3. Ivan SamarinIvan Samarin joined the official two-day winter test in Portimao and finished top six overall in his first day of testing in Formula Two. Samarin is the second Russian driver to have competed in the revived FIA Formula Two Championship after Mikhail Aleshin finished third in last year's campaign. Ivan Samarin said: "I am really excited to be joining Formula Two for the 2010 season. The concept of the championship really appeals to me - of course the costs are key but more importantly it is great that every driver has the same car and opportunity. The car is fun to drive and it is definitely the logical step up from Formula 3. It will be tough but I am aiming for the top three - it is down to me and I hope to be challenging for podiums by mid-season."